Description:
Trusted for more than 50 years by pathologists in practice and in training, Scheuer’s Liver Biopsy Interpretation is
a well-organized, superbly illustrated guide designed to help solve diagnostic problems at the microscope.
Authored by renowned expert Dr. Jay Lefkowitch and reflecting the extensive experience of the late Dr. Peter Scheuer,
this practical text contains technical tips, diagnostic clues, and pearls on all aspects of liver pathology diagnosis,
including acute and chronic hepatitis, biliary tract diseases, childhood disorders, and hepatic neoplasms – as well as
ancillary topics such as biopsy assessment, laboratory techniques, normal liver histology, and transplantation.
Throughout the text, histopathologic features are correlated with clinical features, molecular genetics, and
immunohistochemistry to provide a practical account of how pathology impacts the diagnosis and management of liver
disease.
scoring systems for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and discussions of immunohistochemical features wherever
relevant.
reactions to new biologics and alternative medicines to help both the clinician and pathologist avoid diagnostic
errors.
illustrate a wide range of pathologic appearances and help identify each diagnostic entity under discussion.
atresia and several types of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis
as a concise review during sign out or for studying and board preparation.
Chapter 1. General Principles of Biopsy Assessment
Chapter 2. Laboratory Techniques
Chapter 3. The Normal Liver
Chapter 4. Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Pathological Features
Chapter 5. Biliary Disease
Chapter 6. Acute Viral Hepatitis
Chapter 7. Steatosis, Steatohepatitis and Related Conditions
Chapter 8. Drugs and Toxins
Chapter 9. Chronic Hepatitis
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Chapter 10. Cirrhosis
Chapter 11. Neoplasms and Nodules
Chapter 12. Vascular Disorders
Chapter 13. Childhood Liver Disease and Metabolic Disorders
Chapter 14. Disturbances of Copper and Iron Metabolism
Chapter 15. The Liver in Systemic Disease and Pregnancy
Chapter 16. The Liver in Organ Transplantation
Chapter 17. Electron Microscopy and Other Techniques
Index